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Sourdough Bagels Recipe

littlespoonfarm.com · 2020 · 8

Against 150 bagel recipes

No yeast, unlike 82% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 150 bagel recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No yeast at all, where 82% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • Malt or sugar in the middle half of recipes: 7.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4%.
Water: 53%, 31st percentileMalt or sugar: 7.3%, 75th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 70th percentileYeast: 0%, 9th percentileWaterMalt orsugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 tablespoon sourdough starter≈ 15 g
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour≈ 50 g
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons water≈ 52 g
  • 1/2 cup active sourdough starter≈ 120 g
  • 1 cup + 1 tablespoon water≈ 252 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey (or sugar)≈ 42 g
  • 2 teaspoons fine sea salt≈ 12 g
  • 4 cups + 2 tablespoons bread flour≈ 524 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 cups water≈ 1422 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • sesame seedsn/a
  • Everything Bagel Seasoningn/a
  • salt ( sprinkle on top, don't dip)n/a
  • poppy seedsn/a
  • shredded cheesen/a

flour 573 gbatter 1066 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 150 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water53% · 31st percentile
  • Malt or sugar7.3% · 75th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 70th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 9th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 425°F
Time
25 to 28 minutes
median 20 minutes

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